Space has been militarised ever since humanity could reach it, but with treaties only banning nuclear weapons in space, and tensions simmering on the ground, a second Space Race seems inevitable. Is cooperation between Russia and the West a good enough driver of progress, or do we need competition to stop space exploration from stagnating? Oksana is joined by former International Space Station commander and Twitter sensation, Chris Hadfield, to discuss the gravity of these issues.

“We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity… anything you can imagine we already know how to do.”-Ben Rich, former Head Lockheed Skunk Works (1993)

"It's not just about lights in the sky.

It's about lies on the ground." - Steve Bassett

"If time travel is possible, will be possible, has ever been possible it is with us now." - James C. Horak

"The only way to truly know is to find out for yourself."

- Robert A. Monroe

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